Rotstergaast

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Dutch

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Etymology

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First attested as rutnergast in 1315. Borrowed from West Frisian Rotstergaast, a compound of the toponym Rottum and Old Frisian gast (elevated sandy land).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˌrɔt.stərˈɣaːst/
  • Hyphenation: Rot‧ster‧gaast
  • Rhymes: -aːst

Proper noun

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Rotstergaast n

  1. A village in De Fryske Marren, Friesland, Netherlands

References

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  • van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN